A Biting Satire About the Idealistic Left
Eleanor Catton’s new novel, Birnam Wood, pokes at the pieties of those who want to change the world.
How Should Portuguese Americans Be Classified?
The question of who Portuguese Americans are—white, Hispanic, minority, nonminority—remains unsettled.
The Pornography Paradox
Reformers fear that ever more outré sites are warping users’ desires. But transgression has always been part of the appeal.
Succession Finally Did It
Notes on a jaw-dropping development
A Return to the Freaky, Awkward Glory Days of SNL
Thank goodness for Molly Shannon.
The Texas Abortion-Pill Ruling Signals Pro-Lifers’ Next Push
Get used to hearing a lot more about the Comstock Act.
Where’s the AI Culture War?
Somehow, artificial intelligence has remained strikingly nonpartisan.
Sailing to Italy
Published in The Atlantic in 1963
The Hardest Decisions Mothers Make
On sons and soccer, growing up and leaving home
Weepy British Alt-Rock That Stands the Test of Time
Entertainment musts from Derek Thompson
The Ruling That Threatens the Future of Libraries
Knowledge is too precious to be abandoned to the whims of the profit motive.
If You Didn’t See Chaos in Kabul, Where Were You Looking?
The White House spokesperson John Kirby says he didn’t notice the mayhem involved in the withdrawal from Afghanistan. The rest of us did.
I’m Pro-Life. I Worry That the Abortion-Pill Ruling Could Backfire.
A Texas judge’s ruling on mifepristone is at best a precarious win for the anti-abortion movement.
A Comedy About the Misery of Having It All
In Netflix’s Beef, Ali Wong is the antiheroine TV deserves.
Otters Are Returning to Polluted Areas. It’s Not a Happy Ending.
They’re now as toxic as their environment.
How Trends Are Made
Aesthetics alone aren’t enough, our writer explains.
The Low-Stakes Magic of Trivia
What a Wisconsin trivia weekend can teach us about the value of connection
Make Wisconsin a Democracy Again
Badger State Republicans can’t bear having to compete for power.
The Trouble With Ozempic
Weight-loss drugs show great promise—but they also pose challenges that pharmaceutical innovation alone can’t overcome.
Not Just the Janitor of Abbott Elementary
Where would the school—or the show—be without Mr. Johnson?
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